Viewpoints

At a time when we are inundated daily with a tsunami of negativity and dark, foreboding developments around the nation and the world, a real-life story of courage and overcoming adversity is a welcome break in the weather.

There are a number of historical accounts and records which support the existence of the Ark that was constructed in order to save one family from a catastrophic global flood.

It was just a faded snapshot, a long-forgotten picture of a grandfather and his three sons, leaning on their vintage car in front of the family's farmhouse. It must have been about 1933 or 1934.

From as early as the 15th Century BCE, there has been evidence of religion. Whether it be Hinduism, Judaism, Jainism, Islam, or any other kind, humanity has been inclined towards worshipping a Supreme Power. But why?

When my wife and I purchased a rundown farm in March 2019, we knew we would be facing challenges. One of those challenges was the pump house.

If a legend exists in multiple sources, behind that legend there must be a truth.

In years past, to be a man, to be truly masculine, universally meant to be strong, to be a provider and to learn to exercise responsibility and authority, making decisions for the benefit of family, employer and society.

The mantra "Defund the Police" is heard everywhere today, from the inner-city streets to the halls of power. Will the better nature of humanity prevail in the absence of law enforcement? What can we learn from history?

For a good portion of the 20th century, many academics working in the fields of biology, biochemistry and related disciplines largely accepted the postulate that life on earth evolved slowly after the mysterious origin of some type of living

In 1934, Swedish archaeologist Folke Bergman excavated a burial site near Ürümchi in Northwestern China. The inhabitants of the tombs were not what you would expect for the region.

Is a stained piece of linen fabric kept in Turin, Italy - mysteriously imprinted with what appears to be the image of a human being - the burial shroud of Jesus Christ?

On the front of the Canadian two-dollar coin is the image of an animal, Ursus maritimus, the polar bear, a creature of rare beauty.